ICOMOS Sri Lanka
ICOMOS Sri Lanka is the ‘National Committee’ of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).
ICOMOS was created in 1965 and works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places.
ICOMOS Sri Lanka National Heritage List
Sri Lanka has a rich and diverse cultural heritage ranging from the pre-historic period to modern times. It consists of humble pre-historic cave dwellings to storied royal palaces, megalithic burials to gigantic stupas, ornamental ponds to man-made great tanks, gardens to panoramic landscapes, etc., which are rapidly disappearing from our land and are also not considered for protection. The properties with heritage values will be listed in ICOMOS Sri Lanka’s National Heritage List. Once the nominations are received by the ICOMOS Sri Lanka Secretariat, they will be evaluated by two committees. The Technical Evaluation Committee is appointed by the Council of ICOMOS Sri Lanka, and with their recommendations, the information shall be forwarded to the Scientific Committee, which is also appointed by the Council of ICOMOS Sri Lanka, whose task is to make the final recommendations to the Council of ICOMOS Sri Lanka regarding the nominations of heritage properties to be inscribed on the ICOMOS Sri Lanka National Heritage List.
ICOMOS Sri Lanka Events
Monthly Lecture
The ICOMOS Sri Lanka’s Public Lecture will be held on 10th October (Thursday) at PGIAR Auditorium at 6.00 pm. It will be conducted by Mr. Jayampath Senanayaka, and Recording Team, titled “Exploring Innovative Uses of Digital Visualization: Documenting the Dimbulagala Inscription”.
Photogrammetry for Archaeological Documentation
The two-day workshop, “Photogrammetry for Archaeological Documentation,” jointly organized by the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology and ICOMOS Sri Lanka, concluded successfully. The Director Generals of the Department of Archaeology, the Central Cultural Fund, and the Department of Museums participated in the workshop. They unanimously emphasized the importance of establishing this digital documentation method in Sri Lanka’s archaeological field and pledged their full support to implement it.
The workshop was attended by 20 participants, including representatives from the Central Cultural Fund, the Department of Archaeology, the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology, and university students. The program provided participants with both theoretical and practical foundational knowledge of photogrammetry.
Special thanks go to Mr. Manoj Mihiranga for his invaluable resource contributions and to Suleco Private Limited for providing the necessary equipment.
